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==Scope of FIBIS' Interest== | ==Scope of FIBIS' Interest== | ||
The main focus of FIBIS activities is the | The main focus of FIBIS activities is the ‘sub-continent’ of India but we are also interested in all areas and activities of the British in South Asia including the following between the founding of the [[East India Company]] in 1599 to ‘Indian Independence’ in 1947: | ||
[[Afghanistan]], [[Aden]], [[Andaman Islands]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Benkulen]] (Sumatra), [[Burma]] (Myanmar), [[Ceylon]] (Sri Lanka), [[China]], [[Macao]] & [[Hong Kong]], [[Indonesia]] (Borneo, Labuan etc.), [[Malaysia]], [[Mauritius]], [[Persia]], [[Singapore]], Straits Settlements. | [[Afghanistan]], [[Aden]], [[Andaman Islands]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Benkulen]] (Sumatra), [[Burma]] (Myanmar), [[Ceylon]] (Sri Lanka), [[China]], [[Macao]] & [[Hong Kong]], [[Indonesia]] (Borneo, Labuan etc.), [[Malaysia]], [[Mauritius]], [[Persia]], [[Singapore]], Straits Settlements. | ||
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==Main sources for information== | ==Main sources for information== | ||
*[[Mailing lists]] | *[[Mailing lists]] | ||
*[[British Library]] | *[[British Library]] – India Office Records (IOR) Reading Room – [[APAC]] (Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections) | ||
*[[The National Archives]] (TNA) | *[[The National Archives]] (TNA) – formerly The Public Records Office (PRO) | ||
*[[General Register Office]] (GRO) | *[[General Register Office]] (GRO) | ||
*[[National Army Museum]] (NAM) | *[[National Army Museum]] (NAM) | ||
*[[National Maritime Museum]] (NMM) | *[[National Maritime Museum]] (NMM) | ||